Have you ever wondered why we love stories so much? I mean, really……here in America…..we LOVE stories. As kids we cannot wait for bedtime stories or story time at school. As adults, we flock to go to the movies, DVR our favorite programs on TV, and buy the DVD’s that we love the most. But why? Why do stories capture our attention at such a high level? I think it’s...

What do you do when a moose gets loose in your store? What do you say to someone who is being shipped out to war? In the collection of literary short stories by author Mary Hitchcock Cone, Moose Mash and Other Stories (Folkheart Press 2011) these answers will be revealed. Mary is considered to be a short story master but that is not all she is known for. She is also a devoted mother to her...

Have you ever really given thought to the conversation that is going on 24/7 in your mind? Anyone who meditates has certainly seen easy it is to get hooked into various patterns of thinking!! It is important to notice these things. Quite often thoughts slip out our mouths before we're aware they were going to do so. My teacher, the late Rev. Helen Street, once said that she only had...

I saw a cartoon the other day -- two people were watching television, and from the TV came the announcers voice saying: "Next - on The Amazing Race to Enlightenment - can Jim & Suzy achieve Right Mindfulness? ...and will Barb and Candy be eliminated for relentless clinging to the self?" I laughed, and then I thought OMG, we do this don't we? We're acting like we're living in a...